Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy A5 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy J2 (2018)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Samsung
Announced Not announced yet December 2017 December 2017
Status Rumored Coming Soon - January 2018 Available - December 2017
Price - Rs. 37,750 ($589.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,190 ($138.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Various Black, orchid grey, gold, blue Metallic Gold, Absolute Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm
(5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
143.8 x 72.3 x 8.4 mm
(5.66 x 2.85 x 0.33 in)
Weight - 172 g (6.07 oz) 153 g (5.4 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J320F, J3109
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - J320F
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Smart Manager
Notification LED Yes Yes No

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v8.0 (Oreo) Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)
Processor 1.9 GHz Octa-core Cortex-A53, Exynos 7880 Octa Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7885 Octa Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm Snapdragon 425
GPU Mali-T830MP3 Mali-G71 Adreno 308
RAM 4 GB 4 GB 1.5/2 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 32/64 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version) Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 5.6 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2160 pixels (439 ppi) 1080 x 2220 (441 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 75.51% 66.46%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio FM radio, RDS, recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP 16 MP 8 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Autofocus, f/1.8, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera 16 MP, f/1.8, 1080p [Similar] Dual 16 MP + 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (region dependent)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 4 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 16 GB, 1.5/2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present light sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present barometer sensor
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3300 mAh 3000 mAh 2600 mAh battery
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -